Sajid and Naveed Akram returned to Sydney from Davao just around two weeks before the deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14.

The attackers at Bondi Beach visited the Philippines weeks before the incident. For decades, the country has grappled with militants and terror groups in its southern island.

The 25-year-old accused of Australia’s deadliest terror attack regained consciousness only to find detectives waiting to arrest him at his bedside.

Australia is grieving as two gunmen, Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed Akram, opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday (December 14), killing 15 people and injuring several others.